Nau Do Gyarah (1957)
10/10
Excellent movie, possibly Vijay Anand's best
15 December 2011
Warning: Spoilers
Vijay Anand made his stunning debut with this film, which was a superhit back then. The story is simple, but gripping and compelling. Raksha (Kalpana Kartik) runs away from her marriage, and hides in Madan's (Dev Anand) truck. Madan is headed for Bombay to claim his inheritance of 11 (9 lakhs of property, 2 lakhs cash) lakh from his uncle, and he thinks Raksha is a thief. Upon reaching there, he finds out that his uncle has already expired. He goes with Raksha to Mahabaleshwar upon his friend's advice, and the two pretend to be a married couple in order to stay there and keep an eye on the property. Madan is confident that there is a second will, but they don't know where.

Goldie made a solid debut with this film, and the story was ably acted out by Dev Anand and Kalpana Kartik, and they were already married by that time. They had great, great chemistry together, and their comfort level is very obvious. The songs too, are sublime. Whether it's the romantic "Aankhon Mein Kya Jee" rendered by Kishore and Asha, or the "Kya Ho Jo Phir Din Rangeela Ho" with the gorgeous Helen, the musical score, composed by S.D. Burman is sure to delight.

Give it a watch. You won't regret it.
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